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「雜碎」 (Chop
Suey) 被發明，是事實還是謊言？
1896年8月29日
1896年之後，美國人開始到中國餐廳吃飯，有很多人都是第一次。雜碎這道食物在紐約與舊金山等大都市之間蔚為風潮。人們開始想要知道雜碎的起源究竟是什麼，學者們懷疑餐廳老闆只是假借這位受到大家歡迎的大使的名字來刺激大家對中國食物的興趣。報紙老闆也用同樣的策略來吸引更多的讀者。紐約日報 (New
York Journal) 也用李鴻章受歡迎的程度來打響廣告：「李鴻章從來沒有錯過星期天的報紙。」你覺得雜碎背後真正的故事是什麼呢？
After 1896, Americans began to visit Chinese restaurants in large numbers for the first time. A chop suey fad swept big cities such as New York and San Francisco. Questioning the origins of the chop suey story, scholars suspect restaurant owners used the popular ambassador's name to inspire interest in a Chinese dish adapted for Americans. Newspaper owners used the same strategy to sell more papers. The New York Journal took advantage of Li Hung Chang's popularity to claim in an advertising poster, "Li Hung Chang Never Misses the Sunday Journal." What do you think is the real story behind chop suey?
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